Real Housewives of New Jersey is the second highest rated franchise, averaging about 3M viewers per episode. And the ladies are paid accordingly! New Jersey also retains the most "original" cast members of all the other franchises.

Teresa Giudice is the second highest paid Real Housewife, second only to NeNe, and she pulls in $650,000 plus bonuses per season!

And poor Jacqueline Laurita is still suffering the fall-out for outing the S3 finale on twitter months before it aired and then skipping the reunion. She yanks in a paltry $275,000, which is too bad because apparently she really needs the money!

As for Kathy Wakile, it's rumored that she earns way less than the other women and was almost demoted from a full-time Housewife this season. It's pretty much assured season 5 will be her last season.

Real Housewives of New York has undergone a huge cast transformation and is allegedly still negotiating deals for the not-yet-filming S6. Filming reportedly begins in May. The ladies of New York earn the following:

On the west coast, Real Housewives of Orange County is working hard to boost ratings this season. They are reportedly working with the former RHONJ producers to amp up the drama and presumably their earnings.

Lisa Vanderpump is without a doubt the highest paid lady of the cast, but earns a a relatively low amount of 350,000 for the now filming season 4. Wonder how much Lisa earns for her successful spinoff?!

Kyle Richards earns $275,000, all of which goes toward her Kaftans Kollection.

Brandi Glanville recently revealed her previous salary, but has since landed a pay bump to $175,000 this season. As a novice Housewife, Brandi earned only $18,000 for her first season!

And finally the tumultuous Real Housewives of Miami which was almost canceled following its first season but came back full of drama (with a huge cast overhaul!) in season 2. Season three is currently filming and the cast is still undergoing changes.

Adriana de Moura and Joanna Krupa caused the most drama last season by-far thanks to the lingerie bitch-slap broom beat-down! The ladies will earn between $55-$75,000 this season.

Yikes. They better slap each other some more! Perhaps the dueling weddings will cause drama.

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